Sunday 11 February 2024
Glendale Road
Being on a slightly higher elevation than the rest of the town, the street was happily called “Glendale Road.” It is rather terrifying to think that the real estate promoter responsible for this name is perhaps still unhung and busily engaged in giving equally stultifying names to other nice little streets in other nice little towns situated in other nice little localities throughout the United States.
Thorne Smith – Topper (1926)
Certainly not the most cringeworthy example, but this was nearly a century ago and new streets on new estates have to be called something.
Further thought tells me I wouldn’t mind that job, making up street names for new estates. An ideal job for retired people I reckon.
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9 comments:
Glen (Gaelic) and Dale (Danish) mean the same thing. It would be suited to a lower-lying part of the town. Maybe he should have named it Glendale Valley.
Some examples, AKH?
Rather than bother a pensioner use an AI to generate names. What could What could What could possibly go wrong?
dearieme - Glendale Valley would at least be inclusive.
James - I was hoping for some in the comments. Not for the same reason as Glendale Road, but one in Derby is Naseby Close, which of course it isn't.
DJ - that's a fine Possibility Avenue reached via Pothole Street.
Wincanton has Peach Pie Street and Treacle Mine Road
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https://maps.app.goo.gl/Eo2Z9Fs34frkW6Zb7
Somewhere needs to be called Llareggub Close.
Somewhere really backward.
South Yorkshire police HQ is, apparently, situated on Letsby Avenue.
I think some new ones might be "Sealevel Rise", "Tippingpoints Close", and - for a whole local authority - "Dearoldatten Borough".
djc - Treacle Mine Road does have a certain appeal. Probably difficult to leave.
Doonhamer - a place where the shops in mourning, the Welfare Hall in widows' weeds.
Sam - I like those but it wouldn't be astounding if some local authority were to make use of "Tippingpoints Close". They have it in them.
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